magricela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• magrizela

Etymology

From magriço (“skinny”) +‎ -ela.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɡɾiˈsɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɡɾiˈsɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɡɾiˈsɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɡɾiˈsɛ.lɐ/ [mɐ.ɣɾiˈsɛ.lɐ]

• Hyphenation: ma‧gri‧ce‧la

Adjective

magricela m or f (plural magricelas)

1. scrawny (very thin)

   Synonyms: magrizela, (Brazil) magrelo, (Brazil) magrela, magriço, magriz

Noun

magricela m or f (plural magricelas)

1. (of a person) scrawny (very thin)

   Synonyms: magrizela, (Brazil) magrelo, (Brazil) magrela, magriço, magriz

Related terms

• magro

Further reading

• “magricela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “magricela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024